Nitty Gritty

Nitty Gritty

5 pages of writing (not including the title page, abstract, or reference page)
5 solid outside sources
APA format
Conventional grammar and punctuation
This Final Draft should be a clear explanation of the topic and the particular stance that you’ve chosen with outside sources as the support for the claims that you are making rather than a quilted together paper of your outside sources.

APA formatting is also required and a big part of the overall grade.

GRADES

This Final Draft is worth 100 points, so doing well on this assignment is VERY important to doing well in the course. Please give yourself plenty of time to do your research, choose solid sources, and write a terrific APA paper following formal writing conventions.

The Final Paper
Writing Style

This is a research paper and not an opinion paper, so your personal anecdotes shouldn’t be in the paper nor should any personal statements. All statements should center and focus on the psychological phenomenon and theories you’re exploring and should be supported by the research. When writing about the research, stay clearly focused on the findings and meaning of that research, and do not go into irrelevant details, such as how many people were in the study, or where it was done. This paper must clearly focus on facts and research only. Always remember to cite exactly where all facts and claims come from, even when those claims are vague or in your own words.

Always use an appropriate professional tone in writing any formal research paper like this. Do not use the words I, we, you, our, my, or us this is an informal reflective writing style that is not appropriate for this formal assignment. For example, instead of saying I will present research on the topic of.. write Research has found that.. Instead of writing you can see how important this is.. write the importance of this research is clear. With a professional tone I and you are invisible and the research and facts are the focus.

For this paper everything you write must be entirely in your own words. You can only use 1-2 direct quotations for the entire paper.

All information must be properly paraphrased/summarized (putting it in your own words) and also properly cited in APA format. Remember! Simply changing around a couple words or swapping out one or two out isn’t OKAY. That is NOT putting the information in your own words.

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